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You are watching a long-held idea in stellar physics face serious scrutiny. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...